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Provincetown D

1957

Robert Frank

Associated Names

Robert Frank

Artist, American, born Switzerland, 1924 - 2019

This is a photograph of a contact sheet featuring various outdoor scenes. The contact sheet comprises numerous small black and white images arranged in rows, depicting moments captured during a picnic or outdoor gathering. Several images show cars in an open landscape and diners gathered around tables with food, set in a garden or a park, as indicated by the presence of trees and plants. Some frames are highlighted or marked, with one image circled in red. The mood is nostalgic, conveying candid, leisurely pastimes captured on film.

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Artwork overview

Medium

contact sheet
Credit Line

Robert Frank Collection, Gift of Robert Frank
Dimensions

overall: 25.3 x 20.3 cm (9 15/16 x 8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.28.2828
Copyright

© Robert Frank Foundation

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gift to NGA, 1990.

Associated Names

Frank, Robert

Wikidata ID

Q64162093

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